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Five people are trapped in a cave in southwestern Slovenia, unable to leave because of high water levels caused by heavy rainfall, authorities said Sunday.

An Indiana man was rescued by two Good Samaritans who happened upon his wrecked vehicle after he had been trapped inside for nearly a week.

A heroic U.S. Coast Guard team rescued four fishermen and a dog after they lost control of their boat off the coast of Cape Cod on Monday.

A California man’s life was saved Friday after he became trapped in a hole on Sunset Cliffs in San Diego County.

The Minnesota Zoo has taken in a pair of small sea otters that recently experienced distress in the wilds of Alaska.

Attempt to find survivors of a major sinking in European waters enters second day as officials say “there may be a chance”.

A little girl in Winnsboro, Louisiana, is being praised for her heroism and bravery when her loved ones were in danger.

A small dog named Maia who endured a harrowing three weeks lost at an Atlanta airport was rescued thanks to some kind-hearted people.

People enjoying the beach in Pensacola, Florida, on Thursday came upon a distressed shark that needed help getting back into the ocean.

The Libyan Red Crescent on Thursday said the death toll from the flood in Derna, Libya, has reached 11,300 – and may continue to climb, as more than 10,000 people are still missing.

A man in Seminole, Florida, is being praised for rescuing a driver from his burning vehicle after a serious crash early Sunday.

Rescue teams on Sunday in Turkey successfully carried an American researcher up from the depth of a cave at 1040 meters.

Escaped horses belonging to a unique group of young people are safe and sound thanks to help from their Texas neighbors.

When an elderly homeless man in Las Vegas, Nevada, recently found himself trapped in floodwaters, a stranger knew exactly what to do.

A man swooped in to help a teenager who was being attacked at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, on Sunday.

A woman who thought she was more capable than a man recently found herself in a predicament in which she needed help from the opposite sex.

A Florida teen rescued a 21-month-old baby in Fort Lauderdale who was strapped into a car seat and left on the pavement in the summer heat, WESH reported this week.

A mother and daughter are praising a man for his quick thinking as wildfires closed in around them on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Citizens are in awe of a group of lifeguards in Flagler Beach, Florida, who performed an incredible rescue August 5.

Three deputies in Jackson County, Michigan, are being praised for rescuing a sweet animal that lost its way.

Two police officers acted swiftly when a little girl desperately needed their help on July 22 in El Mirage, Arizona.

Seven children and an elderly man were stuck upside down for hours on an upright roller coaster at a Wisconsin festival. 

A dog rescued from a mine site in West Virginia shows her gratitude daily to the person who gave her another chance at life.

A woman in Porter, Maine, took on a black bear to rescue her beloved dog on Friday.

A 42-year-old woman aboard Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas was rescued after spending more than 45 minutes in the water.

A pack of dogs are now safe and destined for new forever homes in the U.S. thanks to rescuers working against China’s brutal meat trade.

A woman in Corpus Christi, Texas, is thankful for a tiny neighborhood hero who helped save her life not long ago.

Police and neighbors teamed up on June 15 to rescue a driver from extreme danger in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Three U.S. Air Force planes delivered critical equipment to a Newfoundland, Canada, airport in a “last chance” effort to rescue five passengers aboard the missing Titan submarine.

A police officer knew exactly how to help a citizen who was in a seemingly dangerous situation early on May 28 in South Carolina.

A brave citizen did the unthinkable when his neighbors were in extreme danger this week in Kenner, Louisiana.

The Nigerian Army announced on Thursday that its forces have rescued two of the girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok by Boko Haram in 2014.

A little boy with autism was saved from train tracks in New York on April 6 thanks to the quick thinking of transit workers.

A hiker and his dog got some much-needed help Sunday when they found themselves in danger in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

A ceramics teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, knew exactly what to do when a fellow citizen desperately needed help on Tuesday.

A concrete slab covering a well inside a Hindu temple in the central Indian city of Indore gave way on Thursday, killing 36 people and injuring 16 more.